Chiltern Railways has launched a mobile ticketing system that enables passengers to use their mobile phone for buying, receiving and validating train tickets.
It's believed to be the first time that rail passengers have been able to use any mobile phone to buy and receive rail tickets in a single transaction. Passengers can use their phone to buy a ticket and to pass through the barrier.
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Mark Bridge writes:
The Apple App Store runs in a similar way to many high-street shops. It decides what it'll sell. It decides what it won't sell. It has special offers. It has free gifts. It promotes certain products above others.
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The Mobile Marketing Association has elected a new Global Board Executive Committee with Turkcell's Melis Ertem as its new Global Chair.
Federico Pisani Massamormile, the previous chairperson, will remain on the Executive Committee as Chairman Emeritus.
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Visa Inc. has announced plans to introduce a 'digital wallet' in the United States and Canada this autumn. The service will store details for Visa and non-Visa accounts, offering NFC payments through the Visa payWave application.
Other payment options, including online transactions, retailer discounts and person-to-person money transfers, will also be available.
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Motorola Mobility says it's acquired California-based SunUp Digital Systems.
SunUp's software helps with the delivery and management of premium video across television, smartphones and tablet devices. It's expected to be used within Motorola Medios, Motorola's own 'multi-screen' software system for Internet TV.
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